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Priest pleads guilty to child pornography, meth possession
- Associated Press, Church in the US
- Nov 13, 2019
A priest who served at several southern Illinois parishes has pleaded guilty to the distribution of child pornography and the possession of methamphetamine.
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Plan for drug injection site latest in ‘dose of despair,’ says archbishop
- Catholic News Service, Church in the US
- Oct 29, 2019
Archbishop Charles J. Chaput of Philadelphia said the city’s plan to create a safe drug injection site now that it has the legal go-ahead to do so “is simply the latest dose of despair offered by a confused and suffering culture.”
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New drug trial ordered after prosecutor’s religion questions
- Associated Press, Church in the US
- May 19, 2019
A federal appellate panel has ordered a new trial and reversed a couple’s drug convictions partly because a prosecutor cited their beliefs in a religious figure regarded as the patron saint of drug dealers and as the angel of the poor.
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Guam archdiocese says legalizing cannabis a ‘false solution’
- Church in Oceania
- Mar 25, 2019
Legalizing recreational marijuana “is a false solution that only creates more problems,” according to Guam’s archbishop.
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Bishops urge ‘prudence’ as Philippines debates legalizing medical marijuana
- Church in Asia
- Mar 17, 2019
Catholic bishops in the Philippines are urging caution as the nation debates the legalization of medical marijuana.
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N.Y. bishops push legislators to reject legalizing recreational marijuana
- Catholic News Service, Church in the US
- Mar 8, 2019
The New York State Catholic Conference called on the state’s legislators to reject any proposal that would legalize recreational marijuana use.
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